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#7C8DBE

#7c8dbe ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7c8dbe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.63% red, 55.29% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.74% cyan, 25.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 224.55°, with 33.67% saturation and 61.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 6.55.

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Relative luminance0.2705

Complementary

  1. #7c8dbe
  2. #bead7c

Split complementary

  1. #7c8dbe
  2. #be8c7c
  3. #aebe7c

Analogous

  1. #7caebe
  2. #7c8dbe
  3. #8c7cbe

Triadic

  1. #7c8dbe
  2. #be7c8d
  3. #8dbe7c

Tetradic

  1. #7c8dbe
  2. #ad7cbe
  3. #bead7c
  4. #8dbe7c

Square

  1. #7c8dbe
  2. #be7cae
  3. #bead7c
  4. #7cbe8c

Monochromatic

  1. #35436c
  2. #4f639f
  3. #7c8dbe
  4. #afb9d7
  5. #e2e6f1

Shades

#7c8dbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7c8dbe
  2. #707fab
  3. #637198
  4. #576385
  5. #4a5572
  6. #3e475f
  7. #32384c
  8. #252a39
  9. #191c26
  10. #0c0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#7c8dbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7c8dbe
  2. #8998c5
  3. #96a4cb
  4. #a3afd2
  5. #b0bbd8
  6. #bec6df
  7. #cbd1e5
  8. #d8ddec
  9. #e5e8f2
  10. #f2f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7c8dbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7c8dbe
  2. #7c8cb8
  3. #7d8ab2
  4. #7d89ab
  5. #7e88a5
  6. #7e879f
  7. #7e8599
  8. #7f8493
  9. #7f838c
  10. #808186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #878ea3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d91c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #778bbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #69979e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d8fbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #798cbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7193ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7c8dbe {
  color: #7c8dbe;
}
Background
.bg-7c8dbe {
  background-color: #7c8dbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7c8dbe {
  border: 2px solid #7c8dbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7c8dbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 124 141 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 34% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7c8dbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c8dbe, #8c7cbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7c8dbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(124 141 190 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.55 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.25 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.92 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.11 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.98 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.98 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.62 #837241 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Glaucous
#7c8dbe  rgb(124, 141, 190)  hsl(225, 34%, 62%)  Glaucous
#bead7c  rgb(190, 173, 124)  hsl(45, 34%, 62%)  Ecru
#be7c8d  rgb(190, 124, 141)  hsl(345, 34%, 62%)  Turkish Rose
#8dbe7c  rgb(141, 190, 124)  hsl(105, 34%, 62%)  Pistachio